France's Labor Minister Caught in the Fight for the L'Oreal Family Fortune (Time.com)

Posted under World on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Time.com – The drama of the fight to control the L’OrÉal family fortune has reached up into the French government, with France’s Labour Minister facing accusations of aiding and abetting in tax evasion

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Joy, relief in Latin America over World Cup success (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted under World on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

McClatchy Newspapers – MEXICO CITY — The broad success of Latin America’s teams at soccer’s World Cup has brought many parts of the region a joyful and brief respite from troubles.

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Brazilian mayor: Floods have flattened entire town (AP)

Posted under World on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

In this photo released by Agencia Brasil, flood waters surround buildings in the city of Barreiros in Pernambuco state, Brazil, Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Rescuers searched Wednesday for 600 people declared missing after torrential floods ripped through cities in northeastern Brazil. The death toll rose to 44 after three bodies were found overnight.  (AP Photo/Antonio Cruz, Agencia Brasil)AP – Torrential waters flattened a small town as floods raged through two states in northeastern Brazil and the death toll was expected to surpass 44 as rescuers searched Wednesday for hundreds of people reported missing.


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Quake rattles Ottawa, other Canada cities (Reuters)

Posted under World on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Reuters – A magnitude 5.0 quake struck north of the Canadian capital Ottawa on Wednesday, shaking a wide area of central Canada, the U.S. Geological Survey and witnesses reported.

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Israel: Flotillas aim to get weapons to Gaza (AP)

Posted under World on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Palestinians search a destroyed runway to collect gravel at the airport damaged by late Israeli air strikes in Rafah, southern of Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip was imposed after the militant Hamas group violently seized power in the territory three years ago. Cement and other building materials are rarely allowed by Israel to enter Gaza, and Israel says the blockade is meant to keep weapons out of Gaza and to put pressure on its Hamas rulers. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)AP – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged Wednesday that the real motivation behind plans to send blockade-busting ships toward Gaza is to allow free flow of weapons into the Palestinian territory.


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US study downplays Pakistan madrassa threat (AFP)

Posted under World on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Pakistani students gather in front of a madrassa in Lahore in 2009, after a suicide attack. Pakistan desperately needs more schools to curb extremism but madrassas -- the Islamic seminaries that have struck fear in the West -- are not the main problem, a US study said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Arif Ali)AFP – Pakistan desperately needs more schools to curb extremism but madrassas — the Islamic seminaries that have struck fear in the West — are not the main problem, a US study said Wednesday.


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Dueling 'Beauties' a highlight of ballet season (AP)

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In this image released by the American Ballet Theater, Alina Cojocaru and Jose Manuel Carreno perform in a matinee show of 'The Sleeping Beauty,' on Saturday, June 19, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/ABT, Gene Schiavone)AP – In baseball, they call it a double-header. That sounds a little unrefined for ballet. But what else do you call it when two acclaimed visiting ballerinas are performing the same role on the same day on the same stage?


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Kilmer sets record straight with NM neighbors (AP)

Posted under Entertainment on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

In this June 2, 2010, image, actor Val Kilmer, center, talks with friends of Dennis Hopper at Hopper's memorial service in Ranchos de Taos, N.M. Kilmer is set to go before the San Miguel County Commission to address what some of his northern New Mexico neighbors consider to be disparaging comments he made in magazine articles several years ago. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)AP – Actor Val Kilmer appeared before San Miguel County commissioners Wednesday to apologize to his northern New Mexico neighbors and anyone else offended by disparaging comments he was quoted as making about the community.


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Armani – From Seersucker Chic to Leather Army (Fashion Wire Daily)

Posted under Entertainment on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

FWD106  Model walks the runway at the Giorgio Armani show during Men Spring 2011 Fashion Week in Milan on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.(Fashion Wire Daily/Gruber)Fashion Wire Daily – Giorgio Armani might be at an age when most men are pulling on slippers and putting their feet up, but judging from his latest two latest menswear collections this sprightly 75-year-old is as energetic and curious as ever.


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Oscar organizers consider moving up award show date (Reuters)

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Reuters – Oscar organizers are considering advancing the telecast for the world’s top film honors in 2012, which could speed Hollywood’s awards season and create challenges for other programs and film studios.

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Monaco's Prince Albert bids adieu to bachelorhood (AP)

Posted under Entertainment on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock leave the Stockholm's cathedral after the wedding of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling June 19, 2010. Prince Albert II of Monaco, son of the late Hollywood actress Grace Kelly, is to marry South African former Olympic swimmer and model Charlene Wittstock, the prince's office said in a statement on Wednesday. Picture taken June 19, 2010.  REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: ROYALS SOCIETY)AP – Prince Albert is giving Monaco a crown princess at last. Ditching decades of bachelorhood, the boyish if balding monarch announced Wednesday he will marry South African ex-swimming champion Charlene Wittstock. Albert’s betrothed has iconic shoes to fill, stepping into a role left vacant since the death of much-beloved Princess Grace in a car crash.


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A year later, Jackson fans still out in force (AP)

Posted under Entertainment on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

FILE - In this June 13, 2005 file photo, Michael Jackson supporter Andre White appears to cry as he listens to the the verdicts in Jackson's child molestation case in Santa Maria, Calif. Jackson was found not guilty on all counts against him.   Jackson's notoriously loyal fan based has re-emerged in the year since Jackson's death.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)AP – Erin Jacobs once traded her brand new bicycle for tickets to see Michael Jackson. Now, more than 25 years later, it’s her time, organizational skills and gas money that she’s giving to the King of Pop.


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CNN hires Spitzer, Parker to co-host new program (AP)

Posted under Entertainment on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2009 file photo, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer addresses an audience during a Harvard University ethics forum on the school's campus in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, file)AP – CNN is pairing former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and conservative columnist Kathleen Parker for a combative new prime-time program it insists won’t be the second coming of “Crossfire.”


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Oscar organizers ponder earlier show time (AP)

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FILE - In this March 7, 2010 file photo, Sandra Bullock accepts the Oscar for best performance by an actress in a leading role for 'The Blind Side' at the 82nd Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)AP – Academy Awards organizers are talking about moving up the date of the show, possibly as early as January.


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Vice president's wife set to guest on 'Army Wives' (AP)

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FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2009 file photo, Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden is shown during a State Arriva for India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)AP – Lifetime network’s “Army Wives” is set to welcome the wife of Vice President Joe Biden in a future episode.


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Dancing, exhibits, specials mark Michael Jackson anniversary (Reuters)

Posted under Entertainment on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Reuters – In Tokyo, fans are planning a sleepover surrounded by his possessions; in Los Angeles, devotees are hoping to visit his grave; and on TV and radio stations around the world, lovers of the King of Pop’s music won’t stop ’til they get enough.

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Madeleine Albright works on WWII childhood memoir (AP)

Posted under Entertainment on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2009 file photo, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on NATO. Albright is working on a book, 'part memoir and part cautionary tale,' about Europe from 1937 to 1948. Albright's 'While I Was Growing Up' will be published in 2012, HarperCollins announced Tuesday, June 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)AP – Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is working on a “part memoir and part cautionary tale” about Europe from 1937 to 1948.


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Music of the Spheres? Stand by for the Boson Sonata (Reuters)

Posted under Entertainment on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Reuters – Do you enjoy Mike Oldfield’s “Music of the Spheres?” Are you uplifted by Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” suite?

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Free Buffett concert tickets gone; eBay bans sale (AP)

Posted under Entertainment on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo, musician Jimmy Buffett performs at an event for the new Google Earth 5.0 at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)AP – Tickets to Jimmy Buffett’s free concert in Alabama to show support for the oil spill-stricken Gulf Coast have been grabbed up quickly and begun showing up for sale on eBay for more than $100 each.


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Experts: CT scans pose risks, need more regulation (AP)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

AP – From long-term cancer risks to radiation overdose mistakes, CT scans pose a growing danger to the American public and need more regulation to improve their safety, imaging experts write in a leading medical journal.

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Study Clears Cell Phone Towers of Childhood Cancer Connection (HealthDay)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

HealthDay – TUESDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) — Living near a cell phone
tower while you’re pregnant doesn’t raise your baby’s risk of developing a
childhood cancer, British researchers report.

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New study shows Brazil losing battle of the bulge (AP)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

A couple walks on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, June 21, 2010. A government study says the South American country known for its bikinis is expanding at the waistline. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP – Brazilians are battling the bulge.


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Study: Why Women Are More Sensitive to Stress (LiveScience.com)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

LiveScience.com – Women are more likely to suffer from depression and stress
out than their cool male counterparts. New research suggests there might be a
biological reason for the gender difference.

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Stem cells reverse blindness caused by burns (AP)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm

This image from an Italian study published online Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by the New England Journal of Medicine shows the eyes of three patients with alkali burns before and after successful stem cell transplants. Dozens of people blinded or injured by chemical burns had their sight restored by transplants of stem cells from their own bodies — a stunning success for the growing cell therapy field, Italian researchers reported Wednesday. (AP Photo/New England Journal of Medicine)  MANDATORY CREDIT  NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, NO SALES,  EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP – Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with transplants of their own stem cells — a stunning success for the burgeoning cell-therapy field, Italian researchers reported Wednesday.


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Tailored Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer? (HealthDay)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — Advanced lung cancer is
notoriously hard to treat, but a team of Japanese scientists reports that
a cancer drug known as Iressa was significantly more effective than
standard chemotherapy for patients with a certain genetic profile.

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Age, Race May Affect Type 2 Diabetes Screening Results (HealthDay)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

HealthDay – MONDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) — Despite its endorsement last
year by the American Diabetes Association as an effective way to diagnose
type 2 diabetes, new research out of Singapore suggests that the
hemoglobin A1c blood test may not accurately identify the disease among
elderly Asians.

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Health Tip: If Your Child Stutters (HealthDay)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Stuttering is an interrupted pattern of
speech, often characterized by words, letters or syllables being repeated
or delayed.

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Newly Approved HIV Test Can Spot Infection Earlier (HealthDay)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

HealthDay – MONDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) — Abbott’s Architect HIV Ag/Ab
Combo assay has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration.

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Mouse Study Sheds Light on Diabetes-Heart Disease Link (HealthDay)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — A potential link between
diabetes and a heightened risk of heart disease and sudden cardiac death
has been spotted by researchers studying mice.

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Life-extending Drug May Also Combat Obesity (LiveScience.com)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

LiveScience.com – The compound resveratrol, which is present in red wine and gained fame for its supposed life-extending properties, might also help combat obesity, a new study in animals suggests.

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Rookie docs may get more oversight, shorter shifts (AP)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

AP – Patients will be told when they’re being treated by rookie doctors, who would get shorter shifts and better supervision under proposed work changes for medical residents.

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Exercise might aid asthma control: study (Reuters)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

Reuters – Adults whose asthma is not fully controlled by medication might gain some benefits from adding an exercise routine to their lives, a small study suggests.

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Study shows mounting AIDS toll in Swaziland (AP)

Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

AP – Swaziland’s death rate more than doubled in a decade, proof of the toll of AIDS, statisticians in this southern African kingdom said Wednesday.

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Russian president tweets, tours Silicon Valley (Reuters)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

Reuters – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sent his first Twitter “tweet” message on Wednesday, then tried out video conferencing at Cisco Systems Inc as he made a quick tour of U.S. technology hub Silicon Valley, which he sees as a possible model for Russia to follow.

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Cisco commits $1B in meeting with Russian leader (AP)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, share a laugh during a tour of Cisco headquarters in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Medvedev is in California for a two-day visit to Silicon Valley. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP – Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday it will invest $1 billion to help foster high-tech innovation in Russia.


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Verizon, Motorola to battle iPhone with Droid X (Reuters)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

Reuters – Verizon Wireless plans next month to start selling Droid X, the latest phone from Motorola Inc based on Google Inc’s Android software.

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Verizon: Droid X smart phone coming July 15 (AP)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

AP – Verizon Wireless said Wednesday that it will begin selling the Droid X, the follow-up to Motorola Inc.’s popular Droid smart phone, on July 15.

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Self-publishing expands from books to magazines (Christopher Null)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

Christopher Null – Not everyone has it in them to write the great American novel. Some of you may have more skimmable ambitions — to create your own magazine.

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Internet authorities adopt new .org security (Reuters)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

Reuters – The company that oversees Web addresses ending in .org said on Wednesday it was introducing extra security measures to guard against identity theft.

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Judge sides with Google in $1B Viacom lawsuit (AP)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

FILE - This file image made March 18, 2010, shows the YouTube website  in Los Angeles. A federal judge sided with Google Inc. on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, in a $1 billion copyright lawsuit filed by media company Viacom Inc. over YouTube videos, saying the service promptly removed illegal materials as required under federal law. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)AP – A federal judge in New York sided with Google Inc. in a $1 billion copyright lawsuit filed by media company Viacom Inc. over YouTube videos, saying the service promptly removed illegal materials as required under federal law.


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Braving the crowd: Getting an iPhone 4 without a reservation (Macworld.com)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

Macworld.com – If you’ve been paying attention over the past few weeks, it should come as no surprise that the iPhone 4 is in high demand. More than 600,000 pre-orders and reservations were placed between Apple and its partners in the device’s first day of availability. The result crashed servers, networks, and iPhone apps alike. Shipping dates have been pushed back into July, retailers stopped taking pre-orders—it’s been tumultuous, to say the least.

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Verizon unwraps 4.3-inch, Flash-ready Motorola Droid X (Ben Patterson)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

Ben Patterson – It’s big, it’s bold, it’ll handle Flash (eventually) and it’s got a cool-sounding name. Set to land next month, Verizon is clearly hoping to give the iPhone a run for its money with Motorola’s eye-catching, Android-powered Droid X.

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iPhone 4 set for global debut (AFP)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

A new iPhone 4 is displayed at the 2010 Apple World Wide Developers conference on June 7, in San Francisco, California. Apple's latest-generation iPhone goes on sale Thursday, with fans in Japan braving heavy summer storms and intense humidity to be the first in the world to get their hands on the device.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP – Apple’s latest-generation iPhone goes on sale Thursday, with fans in Japan braving heavy summer storms and intense humidity to be the first in the world to get their hands on the device.


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Red Hat, Cisco expand 'virtualization' partnership (AP)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

AP – Red Hat Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday that they expanded their “virtualization” partnership — the term for technology that lets one computer act like several.

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'Tweeting' Medvedev tours Silicon Valley (AFP)

Posted under Technology on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sends his first tweet as Twitter co-founder Biz Stone (C) and Evan Williams (L) look on at the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California. Medvedev fired off his first AFP – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fired off his first “tweet” on Wednesday as he toured the headquarters of Twitter and other Internet stars on a mission to create a Moscow version of Silicon Valley.


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Toronto's downtown banks empty out ahead of G20 – Reuters

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UN panel unwarranted, says Sri Lanka – The Hindu

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Sri Lanka on Wednesday took serious exception to the appointment of a three-member panel of experts by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to advice him on “accountability issues” relating to alleged violations of international human rights and
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Australia PM Rudd tipped to lose leadership vote – Reuters

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House GOP Retains Barton as Energy Panel's Ranking Member – New York Times

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Reaction from Kilpatrick's spokesman, Rep. Kilpatrick – Detroit Free Press

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